Apple SuperDrive Update
- October 23, 2002
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I mentioned earlier about the possibility of the SuperDrive equipped-Macs frying themselves if they came across high-speed media with copyright protection. Apple has now posted an update to SOME of the SuperDrive equipped flat-panel iMacs, namely the 15” ones. I was pretty ticked about this, but a MacCentral article quickly changed all that. Apparently, all 17” iMacs already have compatibility, so should have no problems. And all SuperDrive eMacs and newer PowerMacs have no problems either.
The way you can tell if you need the Apple update is to open Apple System Profiler. Under the Devices & Volumes tab, find the CD-RW/DVD-R disclosure triangle and open it up. If the Vendor Identification field names a manufacturer other than Pioneer, you don’t need the update. If the Vendor Identification field names Pioneer as the vendor, you may need the update. For drives with the Product Identification DVR-104, no update is required if the Device Revision number is A227 or higher. For drives with the product Product Identification DVR-103, no update is required if the Device Revision number is 1.90 or higher.